Tank Cooks Pasta Fagioli

cannellini beans

🥗Healthier: great northern beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Pinto beans are often more affordable and still provide a creamy texture.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Grana Padano

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Pour water into a pot and heat it up.

Add olive oil to the pot of water.

Add salt to the water and let it boil.

Once boiling, add ditalini pasta to the pot.

In a separate pan, add olive oil and sauté onions and garlic until onions are clear.

Add the whole bag of carrots to the sautéed onions and garlic.

Check the pasta for doneness and strain it once cooked.

Add 2 cups of cannellini beans to the sautéed vegetables.

Pour in a 15 oz can of tomato sauce.

Add 2 cups of water to the pot to rinse out the tomato can.

Add 4 cups of chicken broth to the mixture.

Add penne pasta to the mixture and stir everything together.

Add parsley, oregano, basil, and Italian seasoning to the pot.

Add crushed red pepper and black pepper to taste.

Stir the mixture well and add salt to taste.

Add parmesan cheese to the mixture for flavor.

Cover the pot and bring to a boil, then simmer while stirring occasionally.

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